On December 9, 2003, “Columbia” label released “Splinter”, the seventh Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded January – August 2003, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Dexter Holland, Noodles and Greg K. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”.
Personnel:
- Dexter Holland– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Noodles– lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K.– bass, backing vocals
- Josh Freese– drums
- Ronnie King– keyboards
- Jim Lindberg, Jack Grisham, Chris “X-13” Higgins, Lauren Kinkade – backing vocals
- 2002 Reading Festival Crowd – crowd vocals
- Mark Moreno – DJ scratching
- Phil Jordan – trumpet
- Jason Powell – saxophone
- Erich Marbach – trombone
- Brendan O’Brien– piano
- Natalie Leggett, Mario De Leon, Eve Butler, Denyse Buffum, Matt Funes – violins
- Josefina Vergara – concert master
- Suzie Katayama – orchestration
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Gayle Levant – harp
- Brendan O’Brien – mixing
- Billy Bowers – engineer
- Nick DiDia, Brian Humphrey, Phil Martin, Kevil Mills, Jamie Sickora, Karl Egsieker, Bryan Cook – assistant engineer
- Steve Masi – guitar technician
- Eddy Schreyer, Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Sean Evans – art direction
- Justin Beope, Sarkis Kaloustian – CD art adaption
- Rupert Truman – photography
- Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon, Darrell Lance Abbott – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Holland.
- Neocon
- The Noose
- Long Way Home
- Hit That
- Rage Against Myself
- (Can’t Get My) Head Around You
- The Worst Hangover Ever
- Never Gonna Find Me
- Lightning Rod
- Spare Me the Details
- Da Hui
- When You’re in Prison
musicalphabet 